Irena Zubcevic, MS

Director 1, United Nations

A Timeline of Professional Milestones

1978

Earns a Bachelor of Science in humanities and linguistics from the University of Zagreb.

1987

Achieves a Master of Science in humanities and social sciences from the University of Zagreb.

1990

Is an adviser to the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Croatia until 1991.

1992

Joins the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia and works as a diplomat until 2008.

1997

Receives a certificate in diplomacy and counselor examination from the Croatian Foreign Ministry Diplomatic Academy.

1998

Receives a certificate in public diplomacy from the Centre for Diplomatic Studies at the University of Cambridge.

1999

Earns a certificate in diplomacy from the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna.

2000

Earns a certificate in public administration from Harvard University.

2001

Publishes “Foreign Service Professionalization in the Era of Globalization” for the Yearbook of the Croatian Diplomatic Academy.

2002

Publishes “Economic Diplomacy” for the Yearbook of the Croatian Diplomatic Academy.

2008

Serves as a senior sustainable development officer with the United Nations (UN) until 2016.

2012

Is awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for Dedicated Service to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.

2015

Publishes “Countries in Special Situations” for the Global Sustainable Development Report of the United Nations.

2016

Publishes “Inclusive Institutions for Sustainable Development” for the Global Sustainable Development Report of the United Nations.

2016

Is Director 1 of the Small Island Developing States, Ocean & Climate Branch, Div. for Sustain. Devel. of the UN Dept. of Econ. & Social Affairs until 2018.

2017

Publishes “Gateway Portals to the City: Reshaping Cities and the Urban-Rural Continuum Through Gateway Portals” for Consort. for Sustain. Urbanization.

2017

Works on and contributes to the first Sustainable Mobility Report and the first Blue Economy Report with the World Bank.

2018

Is Director I of the Intergovernmental Policy and Review Branch of the UN Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs and remains in the role.

2019

Receives the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award and is named a Marquis Who’s Who Humanitarian in 2021.

2020

Is awarded the 2020 Lifetime Achievement in Sustainable Development by the International Association of Top Professionals.

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